Brief non-diary on a brief non-story:
William Donohue, staunch defender of all things Catholic from all things, well, everything, has demanded an apology from Jon Stewart for the "vagina manger" bit on Monday's show.
(For those who missed it, here's a link to the bit, part of a segment on FOX News' rejection of the "War on Women" and embrace of "Wars" on everything else).
Donohue has taken gasping offense at the joke, demanding Stewart apologize for his "unprecedented vulgar assault on Christians" and, if the fake newsman refuses, vowing to rally "our allies in the Protestant, Jewish, Mormon and Muslim communities" to boycott the show's advertisers.
Having done battle with such devil's minions as Kevin Smith, the Irish Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse and Chocolate Jesus, Donohue apparently thinks he's got the chops to go up against the man who silenced "Crossfire," Cronkite's heir.
Word to the unwise, Bill: don't.
Public figures pontificating against popular funny people do not enjoy a good track record. Ask Dan Quayle or his former boss:
Or perhaps you could look into Stewart's history in responding to offenses by FOX News, the organization he was mocking Monday night (not, you clueless attention whore, your beloved Mother Church):
Still, Bill, if you want to give Stewart's beleaguered writers a free segment next week, you go on with your anti-vagina-manger crusade. And do gather up your many Jewish and Muslim allies to boycott the show's sponsors.
I'm sure the bottlers of Mountain Dew are quaking in their extreme sports shoes.